Re: IBM 7.1 OS .iso images

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sort works a little different with *UPGRADE than with *PTF.

*UPGRADE
    First disk has to be LIC
    Second disk is first of the O/S Disks
    Then the remainder of O/S
    Then various features after that. In the case a feature spans 
multiple disks they are sequential in the stack.
    *UPGRADE also tests some other things such as if license agreements 
have been accepted, if all the disks required to at least complete the 
O/S install, and I believe if LIC space extension is required but not 
yet completed.

*PTF
    Seems to put the CUME first and all the disks of the CUME in order.
    HIPER next with it's disks in order.
    DB next with it's disks in order.
    Remainder of disks with any group that has multiple disks in order.
    *PTF also checks to see if there are disks missing from any of the 
groups.

You are very correct that the image names mean nothing to the image 
catalog functions including sort and verify. The disks have volume IDs 
and while I haven't bothered to completely identify all the attributes 
in there there are files that indicate continuing volume sets linking 
them together.

    - DrF

On 3/24/2011 8:31 PM, Pete Helgren wrote:
> So, good Doctor, what does the SORT(*YES) do, if you know?  Is there an
> attribute it uses to figure out the correct sequence?  I know the names
> aren't important, although I follow the same convention.  Curious as to
> how it knows how to sort.
>
> Pete Helgren
> Value Added Software, Inc
> www.asaap.com
> www.opensource4i.com
>
>
> On 3/24/2011 3:41 PM, DrFranken wrote:
> > Before you use the catalog you'll do a VFYIMGCLG with *UPGRADE and
> > SORT(*YES) so you can pretty much load them in any order you feel like :-)
> >
> > I've had conversations with the 'iso naming department' about their
> > wonderful names and they tell me all that is 'good stuff in there'. So I
> > rename them about as suggested by Brian I_BASE_01.iso.
> >
> >     - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
> >
> > On 3/24/2011 4:05 PM, Pete Helgren wrote:
> > > Yep.  Just make sure they are in the catalog in the correct order (not
> > > sure about volume ID's).  I haven't tried loading them randomly but I
> > > think they will be searched in order.
> > >
> > > Pete Helgren
> > > Value Added Software, Inc
> > > www.asaap.com
> > > www.opensource4i.com
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/24/2011 1:54 PM, John.BresinaJr wrote:
> > > > I just downloaded the 7.1 .iso images to my laptop.  When I FTP them to the IBM "I" partition can I shorten the names?
> > > > I really don't want to have them I_BASE_01_IBM-i_Licensed_Machine_code_112008
> > > >
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